waste collection

Inspired by a neighbourhood kabadiwaala, Henik Gala and Shreyas Jalapur built ScrapJi — a tech-enabled scrap collection startup that now recycles over 10,000 kg of waste every month in Thane. Their mission? A trash-free India by 2030.

From overflowing landfills to India's cleanest small city, Ambikapur’s innovative waste management model is a game-changer in sustainability.

We’re all at home these days which means we’re cooking more often and producing more kitchen waste. So, this is a great time to start composting.

The idea behind plogging is to pick up trash while jogging or running so that you and the environment are fit. Here's how Pune Ploggers are acing this fitness regime.

Finally, some recognition for the incredibly hardworking ragpickers.

If public health benefits from the containing and reducing spread of infection were to be calculated, it would turn out to be a considerable saving to the exchequer.

On Friday, the brigade of 56 people started collecting the plastic that was suffocating the mangrove trees.

TIGO (Trust in Green Only) is a Pune-based organization that offers on-demand doorstep collection facilities for recyclable waste. This is how it works.

Balaka Ghosal writes about Ganga Narayan Ghosh, a mechanical engineer by qualification who has designed some unique bins to tackle the problem of waste management in India in an organised way.

Using technology and people management skills, read how Mansoor is making waste collection a well organized profession. Thanks to his efforts, Bengaluru now sees ragpickers with ID cards, fresh uniforms and better incomes.